Plagiochasma rupestre
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02 Apr 2015
| Family: | Aytoniaceae# |
| Full name: | Plagiochasma rupestre (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Steph. |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | Cliff waxwort |
| Synonym(s): | - |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Plagiochasma rupestre has a distinctive bluish-green, branching thallus with purplish margins. The dorsal surface contains minute epidermal pores which are bounded by a ring of 4-5 cells. The ventral surface has two types of rhizoids as well as unusually well developed, deep crimson scales which exhibit a considerable variety in form and structure. Female and male gametangia are borne in receptacles on the dorsal thallus surface. (from https://www.nzplants.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/liverworts/some-non-leafy-liverworts/Aytoniaceae/Plagiochasma-rupestre.html) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
